Newbie needs help Quick, Easy, Cheap HP gain, whats best?

[Danny500]

How about that ignition advancer mod? Would that work with everything else stock guys?

You'd notice that more on a fully modded bike to take advantage of the performance gained. Otherwise it may just add a tiny bit to low-end.

I could be wrong... I don't screw with timing or internals... the timing is set by the factory.. as long as the internals of the motor stay factory, so should the timing IMHO.

[LucPro]

Ready for the facts... ok, here.

1. The bike's suspension is NOT CAPABLE of properly handling half of the power it makes STOCK. Go ahead, bring it to a track or fast twisties and you'll get your ass handed to you.

2. The 'cheapest' exhaust is 290 bucks. Vance and Hines, get one. Bikebandit.com

3. Anything done to air intake or exhaust you MUST, MUST, MUST re-jet to match. Don't cut corners.

4. Free and cheap will, again, give you the illusion of fast. Smaller front sprocket, 2 washers on the needles. 20 bucks = wheelies and burn-out city... but you'll only hit 105 tops.

Do things right or you're gonna get hurt... do things fast and you're gonna die.

If you wanna do a big, one-lump-sum buy of parts here's your grocery list:

Bikebandit.com
1 Vance and Hines SS exhaust
1 K&N Lunchbox Filter
2 140 Mikuni Main Jets (check for fitment on our carbs)
2 Exhaust gaskets

E-bay:
2000-2007 Katana 600 Rear shock.

SonicSprings.com
.90 Springs
2 bottles of 15w oil

These parts can be installed (all at once if you want) in 1 day... At most, 7 hours if you know what you're doing.

In your case... you might want to bring the boxes of nice, shiny new parts to a local shop along with your bike and have them put everything in for you...

Installing "parts" doesn't make your bike fast... TUNING WHAT YOU HAVE makes it fast(er).

Regardless of what you install you also have to consider the following.
- Front and rear shock sag.
- Carburetor Balancing/Syncing
- Fuel/Air Mixture
- Plug Chops and Jetting combos
- Tire pressure and chain tension
- Gearing

Half of this stuff you don't have tools for... I guarantee you. So a shop is your best bet to get everything dialed in.

Basically, you want a fast GS the right way? You're going to have to spend about 500-1000 bucks.

have fun.

I appreciate the help.  I think the modifications I am going to do are a K & N Lunchbox and a rejet.  Those are pretty cheap upgrades for some extra power...  I think I can also modify the exhaust I already have.

I want the bike to appear as stock as possible so when I go to sell it, it looks as stock as possible.

What advantages does adding the katana rear shock have?

[Danny500]

Doing the suspension is only beneficial if you're going to do a TON of mods to the bike and expect it to behave properly.. in your case, don't worry about it.

Um... if you're going to sell it... then here's what you do.

RIDE IT.... THEN SELL IT...

If you wanna do the mods anyway, just KEEP the stock air box and filter and the stock jets... that way, when you sell it you can put it allll back together stock and say bye-bye... then put the jets and the K&N for sale on here.

[LucPro]

Doing the suspension is only beneficial if you're going to do a TON of mods to the bike and expect it to behave properly.. in your case, don't worry about it.

Um... if you're going to sell it... then here's what you do.

RIDE IT.... THEN SELL IT...

If you wanna do the mods anyway, just KEEP the stock air box and filter and the stock jets... that way, when you sell it you can put it allll back together stock and say bye-bye... then put the jets and the K&N for sale on here.

That's what I will end up doing.  I always do that anyways with all of my vehicles.  It ends up paying off in the end.  Besides I may not even have to switch them back if I can get someone that doesn't know much to buy it any ways.  If I only do those two mods then it will 'APPEAR' stock.  I don't really want to modify much more than that.  I think the stock equipment makes it look kind of hard anyways.

Thank you for the help all...

P.S. Where can I get a set of decent jets that I will be happy with?

[fred]

P.S. Where can I get a set of decent jets that I will be happy with?

Buddha.